Bondo Municipal Board will undertake another survey of Bondo bus park after a section of stakeholders disputed the outcome of the initial exercise which revealed heavy encroachment of the public facility by traders and private developers.
Speaking during public participation that brought all stakeholders of the bus park together to discuss how the public utility can be operationalized, the municipal manager, Philip Mbidio, said the board had resolved to undertake a re-survey next week to ensure every stakeholder is satisfied with the demarcated boundaries.
Bondo bus park has remained operational for years due to disagreements between owners of premises construed around the bus park and the transporters despite the county government of Siaya sinking in over Sh 200 million for land purchase and refurbishments. Mbidio said that the planned walling of the bus park and demolition of structures that have encroached the bus park would affect masses and therefore everyone must be brought on board to avoid legal battles. "We undertook a survey to demarcate the boundaries of our bus park and we realized that there was heavy encouragement and many businesses premises and private home will have to be demolished to give away for expansion of the bus park.
Some people have already contested the survey results and for us to bring everyone on board we have invited them to bring their private surveyors as we bring our county government surveyors to find an amicable solution" said Mbidio The manager disclosed that after the re-survey, the municipal board will give a two-week notice to owners of business premises that have encroached the facility to vacate and allow for demolition to be undertaken.
